Phil Barber
The Press Democrat
Warriors' draft: the anti-Raiders
posted Fri Jun 26 at 18:16:44 ET
I wonder if Al Davis was watching the NBA draft yesterday. If so, the Raiders boss may have been sickened by the Warriors' pick . I can picture him shaking his head and complaining, "Is there no one else in the
Padecky and Stabler, revisited
posted Tue Jun 23 at 01:12:39 ET
Funny how your perspective can change in 30 years. When the story of Ken Stabler and Bob Padecky first surfaced in 1979 (read a detailed Sports Illustrated account here ), I " like a lot of sports fans, I'm guessing "
Raiders' super-dads
posted Sun Jun 21 at 02:10:49 ET
In honor of Father's Day, I have concocted a list of notable Raider dads " the men behind the men who have worn silver and black. Here they are in alphabetical order. Let me know whom I'm overlooking. And happy Father's
Samson Satele loves the Raiders' training staff
posted Sun Jun 7 at 18:59:33 ET
As I mentioned Wednesday, center Samson Satele is finally on the field, in the late stages of his recovery from offseason shoulder surgery. That's good news for Raiders fans. No offense to John Wade, but he couldn't beat out Jake Grove
Raiders' skeleton crew
posted Wed Jun 3 at 15:02:47 ET
Were they handing out free Muscle Milk at Jack London Square and nobody told me? Many Raiders were nowhere to be found when the team convened for an OTA practice this morning. Here's a list of the missing, and I'm probably
Can Raiders share with 49ers?
posted Mon Jun 1 at 20:59:54 ET
The 49ers have made their pitch to the city of Santa Clara, putting dollar figures to a proposed new stadium there. The Santa Clara City Council will discuss the issue tomorrow, and may vote to send the stadium proposal to a
Not all publicity is good publicity
posted Wed May 27 at 23:01:37 ET
I know I'm about to sound like a fuddy-duddy. (And let's face it, only a fuddy-duddy would even use that term.) I know people will accuse me of being out of touch with hip-hop-era culture, of lecturing like some 1950s chemistry
Raiders shopping Burgess?
posted Sun May 24 at 19:22:41 ET
The rumor making its way along the NFL telephone line right now has the Raiders trying to shop two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Derrick Burgess. Former Raiders scout Michael Lombardi " who certainly has great contacts in the league but is
Who'll stop the run?
posted Fri May 22 at 18:54:35 ET
As with many struggling franchises, the Raiders' downfall over the past six seasons has been hard to define in a sentence or two. The running game has been at times tepid, at times formidable. The pass rush has been occasionally strong,
Ex-Raiders lining up with embarrassing Al stories
posted Mon May 18 at 19:19:08 ET
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Al Davis dunk tank. Step right up and make a throw. Hit the target and the Raiders' 79-year-old owner will fall into a tank of silver-and-black Kool-Aid. Two weeks ago, it was Tim Brown reflecting
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